'Shield' creator praises 'Lost' finale

Ryan, who created The Shield, was previously congratulated on the way that his show ended.

He has now claimed that the producers of Lost should be "very, very happy" with the end of their series.

"I have a feeling that [executive producers] Carlton [Cuse] and Damon [Lindelof] were ultimately pleased with what they did," Ryan told Fancast. "And that's the important thing."

Ryan advised the duo not to listen to fans' criticism of the finale, saying: "You really and truly cannot please everyone. A lot of critics really liked the Shield finale, but I also read plenty of people online who wanted something different, or something more.

"[Online critiques] tend to offer extreme points of view that do a lot of shouting and don't necessarily represent the vast majority. Hopefully [Cuse and Lindelof] aren't spending all of their days reading them, good or bad."

Ryan added that people will view the episode differently as time passes.

"As finales go, time changes perspective," he said. "So just because [the Lost finale] might be polarising now, it doesn't mean that a year from now the majority might fall to one side or the other."